When Maren Malund was born about 1735, in Åle, Skanderborg, Denmark, her father, Anders Mikkelsen Malund, was 40 and her mother, Anne Sørensdatter, was 32. She died on 15 December 1738, at the age of 4.
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Meyercrones Stiftelse was founded by the widow of Henning de Meyercrone after he had served as Danish envoy in France. Christiane Meyercrone, Henning's widow, managed the property until her death in 1738. Her niece became the new manager of the foundation and arranged for its charter to be written in 1830. The original, small building was replaced by a larger building in 1933.
Norwegian (Måland): habitational name from a farm name composed of Old Norse mór ‘moor, heath’ + land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.
Americanized form of Norwegian Mæland (see Meland ).
English (Staffordshire): variant of Mayland .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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